Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28
Alexandria Affair,

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| CRY CoUNCn--The city council met last nigh
and finished the annual revenue bills. A propose
to give discount on oue-half the LIST OF July ant
| on one-half the LIST of December was negatived
and all the revenue bills passed both boards pre-
cfsely as last year, except that q reduction has
| been made on Insurance agents The sum OF 800
printing and advertising, was appropriated. The
application OF Alexandra In1irmary for a RELEASE
OF tax on certain stock held by 1T was agreed TO, Il
being stated that the State law forbade such taxa
| ton. An application OF Gas superintendent Jacot
Roxbury for 800 increase OF salary to July 1 was
| referred to the inance committee. The abate-
| ment OF nuisance on Royal and Princess streets
was ordered, the work to be done by the superin-
| tendent of police under the supervision OF the
street committee.
SUNKEN LoTs-The city council is still engaged
In the work OF abating the nuisance made by the
low lots on the north edge OF the second ward.
by the town trustees In 1774, before the opening
OF the Revolutionary war, and the owners AFTER
after the war was over. In the last hundred wears
nature has done much toward filling them but
they are still nuisance, with which Superin-
pie next week.
NOTES.-The mayor has sent Jas. Young alias
picking. a coiorsd man cleaning out The cellar
OF Mr.. stephen Green, on Halifax street. yester-
day, fell into well OF water there and was res
derson has been fined s3 for disorderiy conduct.-
The pupils OF the public shoots here have had
days holiday to VISIT the camp in Washington
MARRIAGE REPRESENTATIVE licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to William
St. Narys County. Nd. and Julia a. stewart; W. H.
johnson and Lizzie Diggs. both OF Prince Georges
and Daisy Maud XIkinson. Of 9TH Hanover County. va
Thoa Check and VERNE Decker; W. Hawkins and
Charity Hawkins, both OF Prince Georges County,
jackson and Rosa Ann Martin, both Of Anegany,
Pa; Barrett levy and Bertha Kothstien.
PERSONAL. Bngadieg-Gensra q ]. Gallagher.
adjutant-generai Of Maine, and DR.. G. H. BriCkett
OF Augusta, Ne, who came here with the soldierly
looking Nealy Rifies OF lewiston Falls are ut the
Hamilton HOuse.-Judge s. W. Johnston sailed
summer there. with his wife and dSusS see .0e
Among the washing onians registered af the Wa
me srG are fns Sr ogi MA
Willet and Mrs. N. K Martin. y MI. Fred.
T; Wright, son Ct o.. COL z z Wright arrived
Ir. 7. D. Eawley the Wen Known acsOr f Sss COM
pleted his season with Denman Thompson and re-
81. Louis. Jno. a. Norman q New YORK ana s. W y
q St. af Pss i5s s. aS q
and J. G. robertson OF BROOKLYN, are at WiliSrd's
w. A. whiting q New YORK, 3 r. NicaoS o.
NggS-Fred. Galthold and Jas ISpsyer OF New
york, are az Welcker'k-H II. Thompson Of m.
Ss1aan6 q Detroit are At the Arlington na' a. NC
Bms Tor furnishing postal notes ana money oraer
drafts for four years. commencing August Is. were
opened to-day at the once Of the superant endent
OF the Money Order System. The Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Is required BY law 70 submit
an estimate iof this work, and the only compesi.
The lstterS btd was as follows: FOR book 100 pos
tai nOteA - cents; 800 notsA IS; 800 nOteN 90
cents; $50 drama q The estimSte OF tie CHEZ
OF Bureau OF Engraving and Printing was an fol-
lows: For 100 postal notes. 31.4-10 cents; 200
notes. 597-l0; 500 notes. Sa4-lO; 500 notes,
el.40s-10 For hfteen drafts, lRf-lo cents; ESQ
draitA e3M !-lo. Tue American Bank Noee Co
Y the lowest bidder for postal notes and The b.
msr Lee Bank Note Co, OF New York. Both con-
tracts are worth from Sl5, 600 TO S2Q0 600 yeax.